CN103327141A

CN103327141A - Case for a communication device

Info

Publication number: CN103327141A
Application number: CN2013100049225A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·D·奥尼尔; C·帕克
Original assignee: Premier Systems USA Inc
Current assignee: Ou Lekelipu Ltd
Priority date: 2012-01-05
Filing date: 2013-01-07
Publication date: 2013-09-25
Also published as: US20130206614A1; WO2013103845A1; US10457441B2; EP2613448A1; EP2613448B1

Abstract

A case for a communication device, having two or more portions movable with respect to each other. A first case portion may cover a particular component or area of the communication device. Accessories or auxiliary structures may be available for use with the particular component, and may be configured to attach to or be used with a communication device housing of a particular size or shape. The first case portion may be moved relative to a second case portion (114), thereby exposing the component or area of the communication device for use with the accessory.

Description

The shell that is used for communicator

Related application

According to the 119th (e) money of united states patent law, the exercise question that this application requires on January 5th, 2012 to submit to is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/583 of " Case for a Communication Device ", the exercise question that on January 12nd, 546 and 2012 submitted to is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/585 of " Case for a Communicatio n Device ", 837 rights and interests are incorporated into all the elements of this two pieces of patents this and by reference with their disclosed content part as this specification.

Technical field

The present invention generally relates to shell, and be specifically related to for communicator (for example, mobile phone, SMS dispensing device, electronic plane device, portable computer, desktop computer, game machine and/or can be connected to electronically another device or such as device of the network of internet etc.) shell.

Background technology

In recent years, many progress of computer network and treatment technology are so that communicator can comprise the camera that allows the user to catch image.In many cases, these images can be stored, process and transmit.Yet for the many limitations of being designed with of the random camera in this communicator, this has limited the total quality of weight, size, cost, shape, adaptability and the lens system of this camera.Therefore, the many cameras in the communicator can not satisfy multiple photograph demand, and the photograph image quality that therefore generates may be relatively poor.

The deficiency of random camera camera lens can solve by the lens system that modularization maybe can be attached.This lens system can be mounted or be affixed to communicator so that one or more attachment lens is located substantially on the random camera camera lens of communicator.Attachment lens can strengthen or change by the light of random camera seizure with synthetic image.

Other annexes such as protecting sheathing etc. can use with communicator.Shell is used for providing protection to communicator, and stops wearing and tearing and/or damage to communicator.Protecting sheathing covers the outside of communicator, and perhaps its some parts with shock absorbing, protects it to prevent scratch etc.

Description of drawings

The embodiment of various inventive features is described referring now to the following drawings.Accompanying drawing in the literary composition, Reference numeral can reuse to represent the corresponding relation between the element of institute's mark.Accompanying drawing is provided to illustrate the exemplary embodiments described here and is not intended to limit the scope of disclosure.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view that schematically is used for the shell of communicator, and shell has the first housing department and second housing section, and first, second housing department can relative to each other move.

Fig. 2 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, and wherein the first housing department is away from second housing section.

Fig. 3 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, has wherein added mobile communications device.

Fig. 4 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, and wherein mobile communications device is covered a part by shell.

Fig. 5 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, and wherein the first housing department is away from second housing section, thereby exposes the folding corner region of mobile communications device.

Fig. 6 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, has wherein added the removably lens assembly of attachment that is constituted as the folding corner region that is installed in communicator.

Fig. 7 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, and wherein removably the lens assembly of attachment is mounted to communicator, and the first and second housing departments press to lens assembly.

Fig. 8 illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, has wherein removed lens assembly.

Fig. 9 A illustrates the shell of Fig. 1, and is opposite with the perspective view angle of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 B illustrates the shell of Fig. 1 of part make position.

Fig. 9 C illustrates the shell of Fig. 1 of whole make positions.

Figure 10 is that it has the first housing department and second housing section for the perspective view of another signal shell of communicator, and the first housing department can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 11 illustrates the shell of Figure 10, and wherein the first housing department pivots with respect to second housing section.

Figure 12 illustrates the shell of Figure 10 with the angle opposite with the perspective view of Figure 11, wherein, the first housing department pivots with respect to second housing section.

Figure 13 illustrates and prepares to be installed on the communicator and allow further shell according to Figure 10 of lens assembly.

Figure 14 is the perspective view of schematic first housing department that can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 15 illustrates the shell that is installed in the Figure 10 on the communicator, and wherein First pivots with respect to second one and is constituted as the button that starts communicator.

Figure 16 illustrates for the tripod such as the shell of Fig. 1 and 10.

Figure 17 illustrates the tripod of the Figure 16 on the shell of preparing to be installed in Figure 10.

Figure 18 illustrates can be with modular battery and the camera flashlamp assembly of shell (such as the shell of Fig. 1 and the 10) use that is used for communicator.

Figure 19 is the perspective view for another schematic shell of communicator, and it has the first housing department and second housing section, and the first housing department can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 20 illustrates shell, communicator and the detachable camera lens assembly of Figure 19.

Figure 21 is that it has the first housing department and second housing section for the perspective view of another signal shell of communicator, and the first housing department can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 22 illustrates shell, communicator and the detachable camera lens assembly of Figure 21.

Figure 23 is that it has the first housing department and second housing section for the perspective view of another signal shell of communicator, and the first housing department can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 24 illustrates shell, communicator and the detachable camera lens assembly of Figure 23.

Figure 25 is that it has the first housing department and second housing section for the perspective view of another the schematic shell with integral photographic machine photoflash lamp of communicator, and the first housing department can pivot with respect to second housing section.

Figure 26 illustrates shell, communicator and the detachable camera lens assembly of Figure 25.

Embodiment

Below describe the certain specific examples of embodiment disclosed by the invention in detail.In this explanation, with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein, in explanation and accompanying drawing, identical parts are named as identical Reference numeral.The invention is not restricted to the embodiment that in this explanation, definitely illustrates or illustrate.

The disclosure relates generally to the protecting sheathing for communicator.Protecting sheathing can cover the outside or part of communicator (for example, mobile phone) with shock absorbing, protects it to prevent scratch etc.Protecting sheathing can comprise breach or opening, is used for part and assembly such as screen and button etc. that the communicator of shell has been installed in access.Yet, in the situation that communicator is roughly surrounded by protecting sheathing, be difficult to annex or some other supplementary structure are affixed to communicator.For example, protecting sheathing may not allow direct accessing communication device, and perhaps supplementary structure may make to be used for being affixed to the communicator of the shell with given shape and size by size.As a result, in the situation that the protected shell of communicator covers, supplementary structure can not suitably be installed on the communicator.

In certain embodiments, protecting sheathing (also being called shell here for short) can be comprised of the part of two separation at least.The first of shell can move with respect to the second portion of shell to expose or allow to access at least a portion of the communicator that comprises there.For example, the user can be with respect to the first of second portion pivot, rotation or the slip shell of shell to expose the assembly of communicator, for example random camera camera lens.In case the user has exposed the assembly of communicator, can attached or otherwise use after the user to have annex or other supplementary structures (for example, use has the attachment lens system of random camera camera lens) that exposes assembly.As used herein, term " camera lens " uses according to its usual meaning and comprises for changing or the structure of the direction that conversion light is advanced and/or the structure that changes light wavelength or intensity or translucent shielding otherwise is provided or changes the character of light.When the user finished use to annex, the user can remove annex or other supplementary structures and with respect to the second portion of shell the first of shell be moved back to its home position.Compare with the specific components that continues the exposure communicator, this can improve the protection for communicator, also allows simultaneously to use those for the disabled annex of shells possibility of the specific components that covers communicator.

In certain embodiments, in the connection that keeps between the first housing parts and the second housing part, can the first of shell " be opened " position from first " closure " position movement to the second with respect to the second portion of shell.As a result, in the attachment that keeps between shell and the mobile communications device, can expose random camera or some other assembly of mobile communications device.

In certain embodiments, can use modular assembly so that add-on parts to be provided when needed with protecting sheathing, add-on parts can be omitted when the user only wishes to use protecting sheathing.For example, modularization protecting sheathing system can comprise protecting sheathing and add-on assemble, such as reserve battery, camera flashlamp and the tripod etc. that can use according to user's hope selectivity.

Although for the purpose that illustrates; the use that the aspect of embodiment described in open concentrates on attachment lens system and other picture shooting assemblies and the communicator of protecting sheathing has been installed on it, but structure disclosed herein and technology can be applied to any annex or supplementary structure.Now the various aspects of some embodiment will be described about specific embodiment, it is intended to illustrate but is not limited to the disclosure.

With reference now to Fig. 1 and 2,, shows the example of shell 110.In certain embodiments, go out as shown, shell 110 can be total comprises at least the first housing department 112 and second housing section 114.One or both in the housing department 112,114 is removable with respect to another one.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 112 can comprise and second housing section 114 overall separation or separable part.Movably the first housing department 112 can be constructed to move to from least primary importance that the first housing department 112 covers the specific region of communicators the second place of the specific region that exposes communicator (for example, so that can near contact, securing device and/or other communicators).In certain embodiments, the specific region can comprise the roughly side of quadrature of at least two almost parallels of mobile communications device or at least two, such as the bight of mobile communications device.In certain embodiments, the exposed region on the mobile communications device can comprise the random camera camera lens.In certain embodiments, go out as shown, exposed region comprises random camera camera lens and adjacent domain thereof, the distance of any one of whole distances that the distance that extends across is crossed over less than horizontal width and/or the vertical height of communicator.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 112 can be constructed to move back and forth or move to from the primary importance that the first housing department 112 covers the bight (with the random camera camera lens) of mobile communications device the second place in the bight that exposes mobile communications device.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 112 and/or second housing section 114 can be constructed to so that housing department 112,114 relatively move only the bight of additional exposure mobile communications device (or another zone that comprises the random camera camera lens on the communicator), and do not expose other extra sections of mobile communications device.For example, in Unclosing structure, the remainder of shell can be such as the same area (for example, the basically whole communicator except viewing area, electronic access port, control button and/or loud speaker or microphone aperture) that continues substantially or all to cover communicator in the make position.

In certain embodiments, go out as shown, First 112 keeps substantially vertically aiming at second one 114 in the open and close position.In certain embodiments, the transformation between the open and close position can be bistable (for example, First and second one not towards or away from opening or make position departs from).Go out as shown, in Unclosing structure, random camera lens can not stopped by first and second ones 112,114.And in the open and close position, first and second ones all can be kept in touch, and for example the entity part along the length of First 112 keeps the slidingsurface contact, goes out as shown.

The first housing department 112 can comprise one or more openings, is constituted as the button, display, card address or other structures that allow when the first housing department 112 is positioned at its first (namely closed) position on the accessing communication device.For example, opening 116,118 be can comprise with reference to figure 1, the first housing department 112, the button or the structure that allow to access along the top of communicator are constituted as.The first housing department 112 can also comprise opening 120, is used for allowing the following random camera camera lens of accessing communication device.

In certain embodiments, the first housing department 112 can comprise shell bight 122 and shell attachment section 124.Shell bight 122 can be constructed to cover the bight of communicator, and shell attachment section 124 can be constructed to the first housing department 112 attachments (for example forever or removably being coupled) to second housing section 114.As shown in Figure 2, shell attachment section 124 can comprise thin slim-lined construction, although other structures also are fine.In certain embodiments, second housing section 114 can be constructed to hold shell attachment section 124.For example, second housing section 114 can comprise and is constituted as the maintenance structure of holding and/or keep shell attachment section 124, (not shown) such as groove, slit.In certain embodiments, go out as shown, shell attachment section 124 may slide into one or more parts of second housing section 114 or slides at the one or more partial interiors of second housing section 114.

Continuation is with reference to Fig. 1 and 2, and the first housing department 112 can comprise internal edge 126,128.Edge 126,128 can be positioned on the shell bight 122.Edge 126,128 can be constructed to and mate along the corresponding edge 130,132 of second housing section 114 and/or contact.Thus, when the first housing department 112 during in its first (that is, closure) position, shell bight 122 can cover the bight of communicator, and edge 126,128 can close on respectively, presses or touch the corresponding edge 130,132 of second housing section 114.

With reference to figure 3, as mentioned above, include but not limited to that the communicator 134 of mobile communications device (the iPhone mobile phone of for example being made by Apple) can use shell 110.Communicator 134 can comprise along the button at the top of communicator 134 and/or card address 136,138.Opening 116 on the first housing department 112,118 can be constructed to roughly mate with these buttons and/or card address 136,138 and/or aim at.Communicator 134 can also comprise and roughly is positioned at for example random camera camera lens 140 of the folding corner region 142 of communicator 134.Opening 120 on the first housing department 112 can be constructed to roughly with opening 120 couplings and/or aim at, and shell bight 122 can be constructed to when shell bight 122 during in its first (i.e. closure) position covering front folding corner region 142.

Communicator 134 can also comprise at least one sidepiece 144.For communicator 134 is affixed to shell 110, second housing section 114 can move along communicator 134 shown in the arrow of Fig. 3, so that the sidepiece 144 lower Slideslip of the protuberance 146 of second housing section 114 alongside.The first housing department 112 can be shown in such as the arrow among Fig. 3 and move back and forth on the roughly opposite direction or move along communicator 134, so that shell bight 122 covers the folding corner region 142 of communicator 134, and shell attachment section 124 slides between communicator 134 and second housing section 114.

Fig. 4 is shown to the shell 110 that small part covers communicator 134, and wherein, the first and second housing departments 112,114 close completely in together, and the first housing department is positioned at its first (namely closed) position.As shown in Figure 4, the folding corner region 142(of communicator or folding corner region 142 are along at least front portion of communicator 134) all capped.Thus, to button and/or plug-in area 136,138 and the access of random camera camera lens 140 only via the opening 116,118 and 120 along the first housing department 112.

With reference to figure 5-7, the advantage of some embodiment of situation described here is that they can be used for allowing to the temporary visit along the specific region of communicator 134.More specifically, shell 110 can be used for allowing the temporary visit in across corner zone 142, so that attachment lens assembly 148 can be attached to communicator in folding corner region 142.

Lens assembly 148 can be total comprise that at least one is used for the attachment lens with 140 combinations of random camera camera lens.In certain embodiments, lens assembly 148 can comprise the first camera lens 150 and the second camera lens 152 that is used alternatingly.Lens assembly 148 can also comprise fixed part 154.Fixed part 154 can roughly be constructed to be removably attached to communicator, so that camera lens 150,152 can be arranged in roughly cover or near the zone of the random camera camera lens of communicator so that camera lens part 150,152 can cooperate with random camera camera lens 140 optics, so that optical enhancement, improvement, modification and/or replacement to be provided.For example, the shape and size of fixed part 154 can be constructed to be suitable for being installed on the folding corner region 142 of communicator 134, so that camera lens 150,152 roughly is positioned at the front of random camera camera lens 140.

In certain embodiments, the shape of fixed part 154 can be formed so that be affixed to the zone of communicator 134 and mode allow the user in the situation that do not have obstacle or do not recognize obstacle see communicator observation section (not shown) whole or actual all.In certain embodiments, fixed part 154 can comprise the passage (not shown) with a plurality of sidewalls.The width of passage, for example the distance between each sidewall can be constructed to roughly to be complementary to the thickness of the part that will be attached fixed part 154 of communicator.In certain embodiments, the natural width of passage almost size be equal to or be slightly less than thickness such as the bight in the bight 142 of communicator 134.In some cases, when communicator 134 is covered by shell, lens assembly 148 will not be attached to communicator 134, unless First 112(or second one 114) be moved with exposed corners 142.

In certain embodiments, one or more walls in a plurality of walls of fixed part 154 can have the curve shape along one or more edges, to allow fixed part 154 to provide larger contact distance along the edge of communicator, the reduction means area of the lateral surfaces that section 154 hinders that is fixed simultaneously.For example, in certain embodiments, curve shape along one or more edges of wall can allow to extend along the part of the external margin of two convergences of communicator with camera lens 150, the approximately uniform fixed part 154 of 152 width, dwindles simultaneously the amount of space that is blocked on the front of communicator.

The all or part of of fixed part 154 can be by the material of enough flexibilities (for example, polymer or silicones) make, to allow crooked or stretching to a certain degree, so that when sliding into lens assembly 148 on the communicator, the passage of fixed part 154 can be widened temporarily, but this material enough hard, rigidity or elasticity impelling one or more its home positions that are back in a plurality of walls, thereby the part of communicator is applied chucking power.The material in the zone on the inboard of the wall in fixed part 154, the particularly passage can be clamminess or an antiskid is arranged to strengthen fixed part to the chucking power of communicator.

With reference to figure 4-6, for being affixed to communicator 134, the first housing departments 112, fixed part 154 and lens assembly 148 can at first be reciprocated or move away from second housing section 114.The first housing department 112 can move to from folding corner region 142 capped primary importances the second place in exposed corners zone 142, as shown in Figure 5.In certain embodiments, the first movement of housing department 112 from its primary importance to its second place can relate generally to the traveling priority of the first housing department 114, shown in the arrow among Fig. 5.The user can spur the first housing department 112 simply, slip attachment section 124 makes it away from second housing section 114, and slip shell bight 122 makes it away from the folding corner region 142 on the communicator 134, expose fully thus on the communicator 134 folding corner region 142(for example, corner edge between exposed front surface and the back side and front and back surface) or expose at least the random camera lens of communicator 134.In certain embodiments, as shown in Figure 5, the first housing department 112 only all exposes the folding corner region 142 of communicator 134 away from the movement of second housing section 114, and does not all expose any other parts of communicator 134.

In certain embodiments, go out as shown, the distance that exposed region is crossed over is less than the distance of the whole width of communicator 134 and/or the leap whole length less than communicator 134.In certain embodiments, in the communicator 134 that keeps the inside, the extra front that exposes by shell to the movement of open position or backside area basically less than or no better than 1/4th of the surface area at the front of communicator 134 or the back side.

Continuation is with reference to figure 6 and 7, when the folding corner region 142 of whole exposure communicators 134, lens assembly 148 can be affixed to communicator 134 at front and back, and its attachment means allows to contact simultaneously attachment with the side of the roughly quadrature of communicator 134.For example, the fixed part 154 of lens assembly 148 can be attached to the folding corner region 142 of (for example, sliding) communicator 134, as shown in Figure 7.Lens assembly 148 is can interlock in place and/or fixed by frictional fit, need not to use any mounting structure, such as fastener, clip etc. at communicator 134.In certain embodiments, in the situation that lens assembly 148 is in place, the first housing department 112 back can be moved to second housing section 114, so that the first and second housing departments 112,114 press to the other side mutually and be convenient to make lens assembly 148 in position.In certain embodiments, such as utilizing contained spring or other elastic components can make first and/or second one 112,114 be offset towards make position.

After being used to complete of lens assembly 148, the first housing department 112 can move away from second housing section 114, and as shown in Figure 8, lens assembly 148 142 can be pulled out from the bight, then the first housing department 112 can be moved back into its primary importance, so that the first housing department 112 covers bight 142 again.

Fig. 9 A-9C illustrates the perspective view of the shell of Fig. 1 from the angle opposite with the perspective view of Fig. 1.Shown in Fig. 9 A, and as mentioned above, in certain embodiments, shell attachment section 124 may slide on one or more parts of second housing section 114 or slides at one or more partial interiors of second housing section 114.For example, second housing section 114 can comprise passage 156, and shell attachment section 124 can be in passage 156 interior slips.Second housing section 114 can comprise one or more the first locators such as recess 158 grades.Recess 158 can be positioned along passage 156.The shell attachment section 124 of the first housing department 112 can comprise the second corresponding locator such as outstanding 160 grades.One or more outstanding 162 can be constructed to be engaged to one or more recesses 158, so that the first housing department 112 can mesh with second housing section 114 at a plurality of different discrete, interim stop positions, this stop position stops mobile (for example, needing larger power to realize mobile) more than other parts of the first housing department 112.

For example, shown in Fig. 9 B, the first housing department 112 can be positioned at part make position (for example, also referring to Fig. 7), and wherein, the first housing department 112 and second housing section 114 are fully not closed, Existential Space between the first housing department 112 and second housing section 114.The size in this space between the first housing department 112 and the second housing section 114 can be set to hold lens assembly 148.In the position shown in Fig. 9 B, in outstanding 160 two can with respective notches 158 in two engagements.Shown in Fig. 9 C, when the first housing department 112 and second housing section 114 complete closure, each of giving prominence in 160 can be installed in their corresponding recesses 158.Recess 158 and outstanding 160 can be so that and/or stablize the relative positioning of the first housing department 112 and second housing section 114.

In certain embodiments, but shell 110 can comprise the actuator such as the external reference of external shutter release-push etc., is used for user and communicator are communicated.Shutter release button can be for photographing program or " the release shutter " on the random camera that triggers communicator 134.Shutter release button can be connected with communicator 134.For example shutter release button can pass through the wired connection device of the bottom of communicator 134, is connected with communicator 134 via bluetooth or via other radio parts.

In certain embodiments, but shell 110 can comprise the actuator for one or more external references of the quality that changes the image that camera produces or other characteristic, such as the actuator of the zoom that is used for control communicator 134.But but the actuator of external reference can be similar to above-mentioned external reference actuator for shutter release button.For example, shell can comprise manual exercisable zoom regulating element, such as further camera lens and/or track back button, bar or such as the (not shown) such as revolving actuator of thumb wheel.Furthering camera lens and track back regulating element can be for the zoom lens or the digital zoom part that affect communicator 134.In certain embodiments, further camera lens and track back regulating element can pass through the wired connection device of the bottom of communicator 134, are connected with communicator 134 via bluetooth or via other wired or wireless parts.

Turn to now Figure 10-15, another illustrative examples of protecting sheathing is provided.Shell 210 can be similar to other shell described here in some respects.For example, shell 210 can comprise at least the first housing department 212 and second housing section 214.The first housing department 212 is removable with respect to second housing section 214.Yet the first housing department 212 can pivot with respect to second housing section 214 as shown in Figure 11, rather than as the independent parts with respect to second housing section 214 linear regulation.When the user pivots the first housing department 212 with respect to second housing section 214 (for example, from the first make position to the second open position), the bight of the communicator 242 of mounting casing 210 can be exposed, so that the user can be affixed to communicator with another annex (such as lens assembly 248), or another annex is used with communicator, shown in Figure 13 and 15.

Figure 10 and 11 illustrates the outside (part that for example, exposes) of shell 210 when being installed in shell 210 on the communicator.Figure 12 illustrates the inside (part or the unexposed part of contact communicator when for example, shell 210 is installed on the communicator) of shell 210.As shown in figure 12, second housing section 214 comprises rough alignment or close to the opening 228 of the mid point of the top edge of second housing section 214.Opening 228 is convenient to the first housing department 212 is coupled to second housing section 214.In certain embodiments, opening 228 can approach or aim at the bight of second housing section 214 rather than with the mid point at the edge of second housing section 214, thereby allows different big or small the first housing departments 212 and different pivot or spinning movements.

The closing assembly of the first housing department 212 (for example, clip, clasp or other are outstanding), clasp 250 shown in Figure 14 can be inserted into the opening 228 towards the inner surface 230 of second housing section 214 from the outer surface 222 of second housing section 214, wherein the part of the overlapping inner surface 230 of clasp possibility.Opening 228 can be roughly circle so that rotate or first housing departments 212 that pivot with respect to second housing section 214 when the first housing department 212 keeps being coupled to second housing section 214.In certain embodiments, stopper or lid (not shown) can be inserted in the opening 228 on the inner surface 230 or place near the opening 228, with and the first housing department 212 tight fits and the part of second housing section 214 is placed between stopper and the first housing department 212, thereby the first housing department 212 is coupled to second housing section 214.

Figure 13 illustrate second housing section 214 the outside be convenient to the first housing department 212 is coupled to second housing section and is convenient to the pivot exemplary components of the first housing department 212 with respect to second housing section 214.Figure 14 illustrates the corresponding assembly of the inside of the first housing department 212.The first housing department 212 shown in Figure 14 comprises the closing assembly (for example, clasp 250) (for example, as mentioned above) in the opening 228 that can be inserted into second housing section 214.The first housing department 212 also comprises projection or lock pin 252, its when the first housing department 212 pivots with respect to second housing section 214 along the passage 232 of as shown in figure 13 second housing section 214.Second housing section 214 can comprise recess or stop member 234, is used for temporarily forbidding in a plurality of suitable precalculated positions the pivot of the first housing department 212, such as longitudinally being parallel to second housing section 214, locating perpendicular to second housing section 214 etc.Along with the first housing department 212 is pivoted, lock pin 252 temporarily stops along the passage 232 of second housing section 214 and when arriving stop member 234, and stop member 234 can be manufactured into spill to accept lock pin 252.The user is applied to the additional of the first housing department 212 or the pressure that continues can be removed lock pin 252 and restart mobile lock pin 252 along passage 232 from stop member 234, thereby continues first housing department 212 that pivots.

The first housing department 212 can comprise clamping part 220, as shown in figure 10.Clamping part 220 can be so that the first housing department 212 be switched to the second aperture position from the first make position, all as shown in figure 11 the position or the precalculated position that is limited by stop member 234 as mentioned above.For example, compare with the remaining surface of the first housing department 212, clamping part 220 can provide the coefficient of friction of fin, groove or increase.The user can (for example by use thumb hold clamping part 220 with the same hand simultaneously) applies power to the clamping part 220 of the first housing department 212, so that the first housing department 212 pivots away from second housing section 214 or away from least a portion of second housing section 214.

Figure 13 illustrates the communicator 242 with a plurality of input modules that comprise random camera camera lens 240 and photoflash lamp 244.The first housing department 212 can comprise opening 216.The size of opening and position can be designed as even in the situation that the first housing department 212 is in the assembly such as random camera camera lens 240 etc. that the first make position also can be used communicator 242.As shown in figure 14, the first housing department 212 can also comprise the passage 254 that is communicated with opening 258.When the first housing department 212 is in the first make position (for example as shown in figure 10), the first housing department 212 may cover microphone, and this may suppress or affect the operation of microphone.Yet, by the first housing department 212 is configured to have passage 254 in the position at microphone place when it is in the first make position, can allow sound to enter microphone via opening 258 and passage 254.

In certain embodiments, from the front of shell 210 front surfaces or communicator to the back side of shell 210, with compare at second housing section 214 places, at the first housing department 212 places, shell 210 can be darker (for example, compare with the outer surface 222 of second housing section 214, the first housing department 212 extends fartherly from the back side of communicator).In addition, the width of the first housing department 212 can less than the width of second housing section 214 (for example, the first housing department 212 can be less than or equal to second housing section 214 approximately 3/4,2/3 or 1/2).As a result, the surface at back of the communicator of shell 210 being installed may be uneven.For example, when place down at the communicator back that the user will install shell 210 (, the generally flat surface that communicator is placed in the outer surface contact of shell 210), owing to not having flat surface or three clear and definite contact points, communicator may rock between four above contact points.Spherical pieces, projection or other projections, can be included in such as balance protrusion 224 provides the 3rd contact point in the second housing section 214, use with the bottom margin of the first housing department 212 and second housing section 214.When placed down at the communicator back side that the user will install shell 210 and be constructed to have balance protrusion 224, communicator can roughly keep balance on three contact points.Communication device also may tilt generally toward the user, because the first housing department 212 extends fartherly than second housing section 214 from the back side of communicator.Balance protrusion 224 can be constructed to from the distance of outer surface 222 extensions of second housing section 214 less than the distance that the first housing department 212 exceeds outer surface 222 extensions.

Figure 13 and 15 illustrates attachment or is installed in before the communicator 242 and shell 210 afterwards.For example can by simply with shell 210 by on the back side that is pressed in communicator 242 (for example opposite face of the face with comprising display of communicator 242) shell 210 being affixed to communicator 242, not hinder user's observation display.In case by being pressed on the communicator 242 (or replacedly with shell 210 by before being pressed on the communicator 242), the first housing department 214 can be pivoted away from second housing section 214 in the mode of the random camera camera lens 240 that do not hinder communicator 242 with shell 210.Be pressed together at communicator 242 and shell 210, and in the situation of the first housing department 212 quilt pivots away from second housing section 214, the folding corner region of communicator 242 is exposed fully.This allows to introduce and attachment lens assembly 248, as shown in figure 15.In certain embodiments, in case lens assembly 248 is affixed to communicator 242, the first housing department 212 can be pivoted to press and/or to lean on lens assembly 248 to returning towards second housing section 214.

Such with other embodiment of shell 210, in case no longer need lens assembly 248, just lens assembly 248 can be removed from communicator 242, and the first housing department 212 pivots can be back to its primary importance.

Communicator can provide button with startup or discharge shutter, thereby utilizes random camera lens shooting image.Protecting sheathing can stop the access to this button, and perhaps the size and dimension of button can be designed as that it is difficult to is accessed.Communicator 242 shown in Figure 15 comprises shutter release button 246.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 212 can be constructed to provide and can be used for starting the other of shutter release button 246 and optionally larger regional 226.The first housing department 212 shown in Figure 15 comprises startup edge 236, and it can contact the shutter release button 246 of communicator 242 when the first housing department is in the second open position.Secondary edge 238 can be constructed to by allowing to start edge 236 than second housing section 212 otherwise the startup of further moving to avoid interference shutter release button 246 towards communicator 242 that can allow.

In operation, the user can be switched to the second open position shown in Figure 11 from the first make position shown in Figure 10 with the first housing department 212.Then, the user can install attachment lens assembly 248 or be affixed to communicator 242, as shown in figure 15.Then, the user can start by the zone 226 of pressing the first housing department 212 shutter release button 246 of communicator 242, thereby utilizes the random camera camera lens 240 of communicator 242 to come photographic images via lens assembly 248.

Modular assembly may be added to shell 210 or other shells described here so that optional feature to be provided.Figure 16 and 17 illustrates and can be combined with shell 210 to be convenient to the tripod adaptor 280 that communicator 242 uses tripod.Tripod adaptor 280 can comprise one or more tripod installing ports 284 and 286.When comprise all as shown in figure 16 tripod installing port 284 and during a plurality of tripod installing port of 286 etc., the tripod installing port can be positioned at different edges (for example, two mutually orthogonal edges) upward so that communicator can be according to taking photograph with which

tripod installing port

284 or 286 with portrait or landscape format.Each tripod installing port can be to receive standard tripod screw flight metal spigot, such as generally taking those screw rods that can find on the tripod.In certain embodiments, tripod installing port 284,286 can be made by brass or aluminium, and inserts moulding with tripod adaptor 280.In certain embodiments, tripod installing port 284,286 and the material of the remainder of tripod adaptor 280 basic identical.

External flashing lamp annex (not shown) can be installed on the tripod adaptor 280 to use with communicator 242.Tripod adaptor 280 shown in Figure 16 comprises be used to the boots that receive this photoflash lamp annex (shoe) 282.External flashing lamp annex can be controlled by communicator 242 via the communication of many different connections or other types.For example, boots 282 can provide " heat " boots of the physical connection from communicator 242 to the photoflash lamp annex.As another example, boots 282 can be " cold " boots.In this case, can the photoflash lamp annex be inserted in the communicator 242 via wired connection, perhaps communicator 242 can be controlled the photoflash lamp annex via wireless connections (for example bluetooth).With above-mentioned tripod installing port 284,286 similar, boots 282 can be to insert the metal assembly (for example, brass or aluminium) of moulding with tripod adaptor 280.In certain embodiments, boots 282 can be by making with the essentially identical material of the remainder of tripod adaptor 280.

As shown in figure 17, can by at slip tripod adaptor 280 on the part of shell 210 with tripod adaptor 280(and other modular assemblies that can use with shell 210) be installed on the shell 210.Shell 210 can be included on one or more edges of shell 210 passage 294 of (for example with the surface of outer surface 222 quadratures of the first housing department 214 on).Can be matched with in the passage with the installation of guiding tripod adaptor 280 to the shell 210 in the lip-deep corresponding rising fin 288 of the internal edge of tripod adaptor 280 and projection 290.In case the recess 296 on the shell 210 can be constructed to accept the projection 290 of tripod adaptor 280 and enter recess 296 by projection 290 just stop projection 290 away from any movement of recess 296 tripod adaptor 280 to be fixed to shell 210.In certain embodiments, shell 210 can have two with upper channel 294, for example the passage 294 on the roughly relative parallel edge of shell 210.Tripod adaptor 280 can also have at the parallel inner surface more than two of tripod adaptor 280 two above fins 288.In certain embodiments, tripod adaptor 280 can comprise passage and/or recess, and shell 210 can comprise corresponding fin and/or projection.

Some communicators can comprise edge or other lip-deep ports.Port can be used for and will be connected to communicator such as annex or the cable of battery charger, USB (USB) cable, little USB cable etc.In some cases, can comprise this port on the edge that is covered by tripod adaptor 280 of communicator.Even tripod adaptor 280 can comprise that as shown in figure 16 opening 292 is with in the situation that installed the port that tripod adaptor 280 also allows the accessing communication device.

Figure 18 illustrates another schematic Modularized housing component that can use with shell 210 or other shells described here.Modularized housing component shown in Figure 18 is battery module 300.Battery module 300 can comprise that boosting battery 310 is to recharge the communicator 242 that shell 210 and battery module 300 have been installed or to power.Battery module 300 can comprise integrated plug 324 or some other connectors with communicator on corresponding port connect and communicator powered.Battery module 300 does not cover whole shell 210, allows to access the edge 312 of the first housing department 212 and/or the port of communicator but dispose.For example, edge 312 can be configured such that the user can be switched to the second open position from the first make position with the first housing department 212.This structure can also allow to be attached as described herein lens assembly 248.

Battery module can comprise the add-on assemble such as one or more tripod installing ports and/or boots.For example, battery module 300 shown in Figure 180 comprises tripod installing port 314,318.With the tripod installing port 284,286 of above-mentioned tripod adaptor 280 positioning trivet installing port 314,318 similarly.With above-mentioned tripod installing port 284,286 similar, tripod installing port 314 can be to insert moulding, threaded metal assembly, and perhaps they can be some moulding materials.In addition, similar with the boots 282 of tripod adaptor 280, battery module 300 comprises boots 316.

In certain embodiments, except boots 316 or replace boots 316, battery module 300 can also comprise built-in flash 320.For example, the part of battery module 300 can comprise one or more LED or other flashbulbs.Flashbulb can be by battery pack 310 power supplies.Built-in flash 320 can be used for providing fill light to the random camera of communicator.Built-in flash 320 can be connected with communicator.For example, built-in flash 320 can be connected port or connector via the integrated plug 324 of battery module 300 and be come to be connected with communicator with communicator.In certain embodiments, inner photoflash lamp 320 can be connected with communicator via bluetooth or other radio parts.In certain embodiments, built-in flash 320 can be connected with communicator by the random photoflash lamp via fluorescent tube or other optical sensor (not shown) sensing communicators.In certain embodiments, photoflash lamp with respect to shell 210 removable (for example, can pivot, by flexible extensible, slidably, rotatable).

In certain embodiments, can be in the situation that there be power supply that built-in flash 320 is provided.For example, built-in flash 320 can comprise the reverberation through part, and its optics is connected to the light transmission member such as reflecting light tube or filament etc., and light is connected near the light collection means of random photoflash lamp that is positioned on the communicator then.When during taking, starting the random photoflash lamp on the communicator, can be transferred into via the light transmission member on the shell light through part on the shell from the light of random photoflash lamp, then be transferred into the scene of taking.In certain embodiments, it is own that any or all flash lamp components (for example light collection means and/or light transmission member) can be positioned at or be integrated into lens assembly 248, rather than shell 210.

Figure 19 and 20 illustrates another the schematic shell for communicator.Shell 410 shown in Figure 19 and 20 can be similar with other shells described here in some respects.For example, shell 410 can comprise at least the first housing department 412 and second housing section 414.The first housing department 412 can be with respect to second housing section 414 pivots or mobile.When the user pivots the first housing department 412 with respect to second housing section 414 (for example from the first make position to the second open position), the bight that the communicator 442 of shell 410 has been installed can be exposed so that the user can be affixed to another annex (such as lens assembly 448) communicator or another annex is used with communicator, as shown in figure 20.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 412 can comprise opening 416, and its size and position are designed so that can use the random camera camera lens 440 of communicator 442 when the first housing department 412 is positioned at the first make position.In certain embodiments, opening can partly or entirely be covered so that the protection to random camera camera lens 440 to be provided when the first housing department 412 is in the first make position by glass, polymer or some other transparent materials.

The first housing department 412 can be coupled to second housing section 414 in the first housing department 212 and the second housing section 214 similar modes with above-mentioned shell 210.Yet Figure 19 and the first housing department 412 of 20 can be coupled to the opening 428 that is positioned at or substantially is close in the bight of second housing section 414, rather than near the opening being coupled in the middle of the width of second housing section 414.For example, opening 428 can be positioned at the first bight of second housing section 214, its corresponding to the random camera 440 of communicator near communicator 442 bights of sharing an edge, bight.Then, the first housing department can be crossed over substantially whole shared edge and extend, and can expose near the bight the random camera 440 of communicator 442 when the first housing department 412 pivots with respect to second housing section 414.

Figure 20 illustrates the boots attachment part 480 such as the cold boots that are used for external flashing lamp annex, and it can be coupled or be installed on the shell 410.Boots 480 can be overlapping and be clipped on the edge 482 on the outer surface 422 that is arranged on second housing section 414.Edge 482 can limit recess in the outer surface 422 of second housing section 414.By overlapping, edge 482 can clip in the recess that edge 482 limits, and boots 480 can be held in place so that it is not easy with respect to shell 410 transverse shiftings and can unexpectedly separate coupling from shell 410.Boots 480 or its clamping part can be biased so that it applies extruding force so that boots 480 removably are coupled to shell 410 at shell 410.Can be along the edge 482 at discrete location recess 484 be set, and recess 484 is used for accepting lock pin or other projection (not shown) on the clip of boots 480.When projection was positioned at recess 484, boots 280 can be held in place so that it is not easy to vertically move with respect to shell 410.

Figure 21 and 22 illustrates another the schematic shell for communicator.Figure 21 can be similar to other shells described here in some respects with the shell 510 shown in 22.For example, shell 510 can comprise at least the first housing department 512 and second housing section 514.The first housing department 512 can be with respect to second housing section 514 pivots or mobile.When the user pivots the first housing department 512 with respect to second housing section 514 (for example, from the first make position to the second open position), the bight that the communicator 542 of shell 510 has been installed can be exposed so that the user can be affixed to another annex (such as lens assembly 548) communicator or another annex is used with communicator, as shown in figure 22.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 512 can comprise opening 516, and its size and position are designed so that can use the random camera camera lens 540 of communicator 542 when the first housing department 512 is positioned at the first make position.

The first housing department 512 can be coupled to second housing section 514 by hinge.For example, hinge 528 can be pin hinge or tubbiness hinge.Pin can extend through two or more ring-types or the tubular opening on the edge that is positioned at second housing section 514 and be positioned at least one ring or hollow circular cylinder 526 on the first housing department 512.In some structures, the first housing department 512 can rotate around hinge 528, thereby exposes the bight of communicator 542 and allow to install lens assembly 548, uses with the random camera 540 with the exposed corners that is positioned at communicator 542.

As shown in figure 22, similar to above-mentioned boots 480, boots 580 can be provided to use with shell 510.Can passage be set at the outer surface 522 of second housing section 514 to above-mentioned shell 410 described similar modes for Figure 20 boots 580 are coupled to shell 510.

Figure 23 and 24 illustrates another the schematic shell for communicator.Figure 23 can be similar to other shells described here in some respects with the shell 610 shown in 24.For example, shell 610 can comprise at least the first housing department 612 and second housing section 614.The first housing department 612 can be with respect to second housing section 614 pivots or mobile.When the user pivots the first housing department 612 with respect to second housing section 614 (for example, from the first make position to the second open position), the bight that the communicator 642 of shell 610 has been installed can be exposed so that the user can be affixed to another annex (such as lens assembly 648) communicator or another annex is used with communicator, as shown in figure 24.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 612 can comprise opening 616, and its size and position are designed so that can use the random camera camera lens 640 of communicator 642 when the first housing department 612 is positioned at the first make position.

The first housing department 612 can be coupled to second housing section 614 by swivel coupling.For example, the connector of all posts 626 as shown in figure 24 (for example, post, bar or cylinder) can extend to the opening of the circular of turning round adapter from the first housing department 612, such as the revolution adapter 628(on the top edge of second housing section 614 for example, the structure that limits opening is extended at the edge of the communicator 642 that shell 610 has been installed).Post 626 can comprise bulge loop, and it is received by the passage in the revolution adapter 628, forever or provisionally prevents the first housing department 612 from 614 dismountings of second housing section or separates coupling.The first housing department 612 can rotate around revolution adapter 628, thereby exposes the bight of communicator 642 and allow to install lens assembly 648, uses with the random camera 640 with the exposed corners that is positioned at communicator 642.The first housing department 612 can comprise one or more lock pins or projection (not shown), and it can be received by the one or more recesses on the revolution adapter 628, stops the first housing department 612 in the rotation of one or more discrete locations temporarily.

As shown in figure 24, similar with above-mentioned

boots

480 and 580, boots 680 can be provided to use with shell 610.Recess 684 can be arranged on the outer surface 622 of second housing section 614 so that for Figure 20 and 22 shell 410 mode similar with 510 described modes boots 680 are coupled to shell 610 to above-mentioned.For example, boots 680 can comprise two projections that received by two recesses 684, thereby remain boots 680 basicly stable.Boots 680 can comprise that the group of several recesses 684 or recess 684 is to be provided for a plurality of discrete installation site of boots 680 to the user.

Figure 25 and 26 illustrates another the schematic shell for communicator.Figure 25 can be similar to other shells described here in some respects with the shell 710 shown in 26.For example, shell 710 can comprise at least the first housing department 712 and second housing section 714.The first housing department 712 can and/or allow the first housing department 712 to be coupled to second housing section 714 away from the mechanical hinge of any other type of second housing section 714 pivots by hinges, as described here.When the user pivots the first housing department 712 with respect to second housing section 714 (for example, from the first make position to the second open position), the bight that the communicator 742 of shell 710 has been installed can be exposed so that the user can be affixed to another annex (such as lens assembly 748) communicator or another annex is used with communicator, as shown in figure 26.In certain embodiments, the first housing department 712 can comprise opening 716, and its size and position are designed so that can use the random camera camera lens 740 of communicator 742 when the first housing department 712 is positioned at the first make position.

Second housing section 714 can comprise integrated Pop-up flash lamp component 750.Flash lamp component 750 can visually be hidden in the recess of second housing section 714 at first.For example, flash lamp component 750 can utilize the pin hinge to be coupled to second housing section 714 so that flash lamp component 750 can pivot, rotates or move to the second open position from the first make position.Pin 756 can be inserted through the opening 760 of second housing section 714 and pipe or the cylinder 758 of flash lamp component 750.When the user when the specific outer surface of flash lamp component 750 is pressed, such as by pressing the surface 754 of flash lamp component 750 towards the surface 752 of second housing section 714, flash lamp component 750 can partly around the hinge rotation, expose one or more bulbs.The operation of bulb can be controlled by physics or wireless connections to communicator 742.Bulb can be powered by the battery that is integrated into shell 701 or by communicator 742.

In certain embodiments, second housing section 714 can be comprised of two above subdivisions itself, such as the first subdivision 720 and the second subdivision 722.The first subdivision 720 can be coupled to the second subdivision 722 and be held in place by connected system, connected system comprises the first connector, such as opening 724, it is constituted as and holds or contact such as the clasp of the first subdivision 720 or the second connector of projection 726, as shown in figure 26.The first subdivision 720 can be to comprise flash lamp component 750, integrated battery or the modular assembly of other accessory parts of being used for using with communicator 752.The first subdivision 720 can be by having got rid of one or more accessory parts (for example, in order to reduce weight and/or size when not needing these assemblies) or having comprised that other subdivision (not shown) of other accessory parts replace.The second subdivision 722 comprises be used to the assembly that is coupled to the first housing department 712, as mentioned above, uses which module irrespectively to use this assembly with the first subdivision at special time.

In certain embodiments, go out as shown, attachment lens is interim and/or be permanently positioned on arbitrary assembly of shell itself, arbitrary assembly of shell itself is interior and/or be affixed to arbitrary assembly of shell itself.But attachment lens can be independent or can separate with shell, and can remove from mobile communications device and/or shell when needed, and mobile communications device keeps being affixed to shell simultaneously.

Although above-mentioned shell 110,210,410,510,610 and 710 is described to have away from the first independent housing department of second housing section linear slide or is connected to second housing section and pivots or the first housing department of rotation away from second housing section, the movement of other shell mechanisms and housing department also is fine.The advantage of some embodiment described here is the temporary visit of being convenient to the specific region of communicator, keep simultaneously the remainder of communicator capped, so that can directly be affixed to communicator such as the device (or other devices) of lens assembly.Various other distortion and structure also are fine, and include but not limited to have the shell more than two housing departments, and/or be constituted as with the housing department that moves more than one degree of freedom etc., to realize identical desired effects.

In certain embodiments, the part that is constituted as mobile shell with the part that exposes mobile communications device can comprise outer surface, and this outer surface is substantially flush with the non-moving edge of one or more adjacency of shell, roughly engages or roughly complementation or continuous.By this way, shell can be rendered as roughly one and attractive in appearance when make position.In certain embodiments, the mobile part that is used for of shell can be by the material manufacturing identical with other parts of shell or some parts.

In certain embodiments, shell can provide to following communicator protection and allow quick, easy and interim access to the specific part of communicator.In certain embodiments, shell can be formed by various materials, comprises condensate (for example, Merlon) and/or metal (for example, aluminium) etc.In certain embodiments, different housing departments can be formed by multiple different material and/or method.For example, at least a portion of shell can use multistage molding process to form, such as multi-color injection molded, embedded moulding or adhere to moulding, and/or shell can comprise such as the coating of adhesive, coating or deposited film etc. to have the hardness different from other parts of shell and the zone of outward appearance on inside that shell is provided and/or the outside.In certain embodiments, harder housing or inner can be combined with softer inner surface or outer surface setting, the hand of thinking the user provide the grippage of enhancing and/or provide improved buffering and impact resistance for communicator.

Although disclose the present invention with specific preferred embodiment and example, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can exceed concrete disclosed embodiment and extend to other alternative embodiments and/or use of the present invention and significantly distortion and of equal value thereof.Also the various combinations of the specific features of contemplated example and aspect or part are in conjunction with being made and still falling in the scope of the present invention.Therefore, should be appreciated that, the various features of the disclosed embodiments and aspect can be combined or mutually trans-substitution to form the various patterns of disclosed invention.

Claims

1. one kind is constituted as the shell that removably is affixed to communicator, and this shell comprises:

The first housing department is constituted as the first assembly of the described communicator of at least part of covering when described the first housing department is in the first make position; And

Second housing section, be coupled to described the first housing department, wherein said the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and moves to the second open position from described the first make position, at described the second open position, described the first assembly is exposed to allow accessory part is affixed to described communicator to use with described the first assembly.

2. shell according to claim 1, wherein, described the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and is switched to described the second open position from described the first make position.

3. shell according to claim 1, wherein, described the first assembly comprises the random camera camera lens, wherein said the first housing department comprises that opening is to allow to use described random camera camera lens when described the first housing department is in described the first make position.

4. shell according to claim 1 also comprises the 3rd housing department that removably is affixed to described second housing section, and wherein said the 3rd housing department provides the second accessory part that uses with described communicator.

5. shell according to claim 4, wherein, described the second accessory part comprises tripod installing port, boots, flash lamp component or battery.

6. one kind is constituted as the shell that removably is affixed to communicator, and this shell comprises:

The first housing department is constituted as the first area of the described communicator of at least part of covering when described the first housing department is in primary importance; And

Second housing section, be coupled to described the first housing department, wherein said the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and moves to the second place from described primary importance, in the described second place, the first area of described communicator is exposed to allow accessory part is affixed to described first area.

7. shell according to claim 6, wherein, described first area comprises the first folding corner region of described communicator, and wherein said the first folding corner region is exposed to allow that when described the first housing department is in the described second place attachment lens assembly is mounted to described the first folding corner region.

8. shell according to claim 6 wherein, starts the button of described communicator to described the first pressing of housing department in response to the user when described the first housing department is constituted as in the described second place.

9. shell according to claim 6, wherein, described second housing section comprises projection, the contact point that provides when described communicator is placed from the teeth outwards to described surface is provided this projection.

10. shell according to claim 6, wherein, described the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and slides into the described second place from described primary importance.

11. shell according to claim 6, wherein, described the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and is switched to the described second place from described primary importance.

12. shell according to claim 6, wherein, described the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section from described primary importance rotation to the described second place.

13. shell according to claim 6, wherein, the first area of described communicator comprises the random camera camera lens, wherein, described the first housing department comprises opening, to allow to use described random camera camera lens when described the first housing department is in the first make position.

14. shell according to claim 6 also comprises the 3rd housing department that removably is affixed to described second housing section, wherein, described the 3rd housing department is provided for the second accessory part of using with described communicator.

15. shell according to claim 14, wherein, described the second accessory part comprises tripod installing port, boots, flash lamp component or battery.

16. shell according to claim 14, wherein, described second housing section is constituted as to set up between described communicator and described the second accessory part and is electrically connected.

17. shell according to claim 14, wherein, described the second accessory part is constituted as with described communicator and carries out radio communication.

18. a manufacturing is used for the method for the detachable attachment shell of communicator, the method comprises:

The first housing department is provided, and described the first housing department is constituted as the first area of the described communicator of at least part of covering when described the first housing department is in primary importance;

Second housing section is provided; And

Described the first housing department is coupled to described second housing section, wherein said the first housing department is constituted as with respect to described second housing section and moves to the second place from described primary importance, in the described second place, the first area of described communicator is exposed to allow accessory part is affixed to described first area.

19. method according to claim 18 comprises also providing the 3rd housing department that removably is affixed to described second housing section that wherein said the 3rd housing department provides the second accessory part that uses with described communicator.

20. a method that changes the shooting performance of mobile communications device, the method comprises:

The mobile communications device that is affixed to shell is provided;

Move the first of described shell with respect to the second portion of described shell, keep simultaneously the connection between described first and the second portion, in the attachment that keeps between described shell and the described mobile communications device, to expose the random camera of described mobile communications device; And

The attachment lens assembly is affixed to described mobile communications device.